Unable to delete, move, or perform any action on a file because it is locked by a process? Find out which process is locking a file in Windows 11/10 using various methods discussed in this article.

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When you can't open, edit, or delete a file in Windows File Explorer, it's either still open in a program running in the background or something didn't close properly. Luckily, you can force delete, ...

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Is Windows 10 not letting you delete a file? That's probably because the file is locked. Here are the steps to unlock and delete it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...